Review:
This movie could have been in the same league as the Incredibles, but it seemed to go downhill as soon as Lance Sterling (Will Smith) became a pigeon. As the other pigeons didn't talk, which I think they should have because they stole the limelight, we had to put up with Walter's (Tom Holland) over-excited squeaky voice for most of the time, which became tedious after a while. There was also not much depth to the other characters, especially the main villain Killian (Ben Mendelsohn) who seemed to pop in and out of the film, and the ending was a big letdown. On the plus side, it's non-stop action from the beginning to the end, and there are a couple of amusing moments that were cleverly written, but the makers didn't take full advantage of having Will Smith in the lead. I did enjoy the funky soundtrack, supplied by Mark Ronson, and the animation, which looked very much like the Incredibles, was impressive but it didn't reach it's expectations. It's still a watchable film, which has the potential to make a decent franchise but it needs some younger, and more hip writers to push it out of the safe zone. Watchable!
Round-Up: This is the first major release for directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, who must have thought they won the lottery when they managed to get such a good cast, along with Mark Ronson in the sound department, for there movie debut. It seems like all of the animators are following the movie playbook when it comes to films in the genre because nothing has blown people's mind for a good couple of years. With huge budgets and the amount of time it takes to make animation movies, you would think that the studios would try and come up with something original. With that aside, this is still a watchable film, which is fun for the whole family, but it won't go down as an all-time classic.
Budget: $100million Worldwide Gross: $172million
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi Cast: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Ben Mendelsohn, Rashida Jones, Karen Gillan, DJ Khaled, Rachel Brosnahan, Reba McEntire, Mark Ronson, Masi Oka and Carla Jimenez. 5/10
Round-Up: This is the first major release for directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, who must have thought they won the lottery when they managed to get such a good cast, along with Mark Ronson in the sound department, for there movie debut. It seems like all of the animators are following the movie playbook when it comes to films in the genre because nothing has blown people's mind for a good couple of years. With huge budgets and the amount of time it takes to make animation movies, you would think that the studios would try and come up with something original. With that aside, this is still a watchable film, which is fun for the whole family, but it won't go down as an all-time classic.
Budget: $100million Worldwide Gross: $172million
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi Cast: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Ben Mendelsohn, Rashida Jones, Karen Gillan, DJ Khaled, Rachel Brosnahan, Reba McEntire, Mark Ronson, Masi Oka and Carla Jimenez. 5/10